Demystifying what the flash-frozen process is all about: Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) technology, also known as ‘flash-frozen’, ‘fresh-frozen’, and ‘quick- frozen’ was pioneered by the American inventor Clarence Birdseye as a method of food preservation in the 20th century.

They are then sorted, washed, chopped, and quick-blanched before continuing to move through a blast freezer.

From the flash-freezer, the now IQF product is then stored in large totes which are then moved either into our freezer storage facility or to our blending area, followed by the final step — packaging our innovative flash-frozen products with our beautiful packaging.

The flowchart below outlines the key steps that take our produce from field to freezer to package.

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Cookin’ Greens™ offers a full range of flash-frozen, dark-leafy greens. As a result of going from field to freezer in hours, we lock in superior flavour, retain nutrients and remove some of the ‘bitterness’ inherent in dark-leafy greens. Cookin’ Greens products are real food, ready to use and taste great.